PM inaugurates, lays foundation for ₹753.68-crore projects at VOC Port
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation for various infrastructure projects worth over ₹753 crore at the V.O. Chidambaranar Port in Tamil Nadu. The projects focus on green energy, including hydrogen and methanol facilities, as well as port capacity expansion.
Why it matters
The investment underscores India's push toward maritime development and the transition to green energy infrastructure in its shipping sector.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated and laid the foundation for projects worth ₹753.68 crore for V.O. Chidambaranar Port through video conference in Chennai.
The largest investment of the package is the ₹517.19 crore conversion of Berth No 7 into a container terminal for which the Prime Minister laid the foundation. He also laid the foundation for a 3 MW Green Hydrogen Manufacturing and Refuelling Station being developed at an estimated cost of ₹81.33 crore.
The Prime Minister inaugurated the Green Methanol Bunkering and Refuelling Facility, developed at a cost of ₹38.12 crore. He also inaugurated four electric buses procured at a cost of ₹4.67 crore for extending clean mobility within the port ecosystem. A 2 MW solar power plant developed at a cost of ₹9.80 crore was also inaugurated as part of the programme.
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